Bathing-shoe.



J. KHVHVIEL.

BATHI NG SHOE;

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3, 1916.

H M E 2 vW W m M M W A J OEL KIMMEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATHING-SHOE.

Application filed August 3, 1916. Serial No. 112,922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL KmrMEL, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary,

and a resident of the city of New York,

borough 'of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented a new andImproved Bathing-Shoe, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to boots and shoes: and has partlcular referenceto bathing With the foregoing and other objects inview the inventionconsists in thearrangement and combinationof parts hereinafter describedand claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exactdetails of construction disclosed or suggested herein,

still' for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereofreference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like referencecharacters designate the same parts in the several views, and in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of my 1mproved bathing shoe; Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig.4 is a horizontaltransverse section on the line 4-i of Fig. 1; Figs. 5 and 6 are detailperspective views of parts of the heel structure; and Fig. 7 is a planview of the shank and parts adjacent.

theretof Referring now more particularly to the drawings, '1 show a shoedesigned especially for bathing purposes, but having somecharacteristics adapted to be incorporated in shoes of other styles.Practically all of the parts, therefore, are made of waterproof materialso as to withstand the water to which such shoes are subjected.- Thesole 10 is made of rubberized fabric of sufficient weight or thicknessfor the purpose and to increase its durability and enhance itsappearance, it is bound around its edge, as indicated at 11, with awaterproof binding.

Specification of Letters Patent.

tail below.

Patented Nov. as. rare.

At the shank portion, the sole is reinforced with ametal arch support 12extend ing between the ball ofthe foot and the heel. This plate. issecured rigidly to the upper surface'of the shank'portion of the sole bymeans. of rivets 13, two of which are at the front end of the plate andthe other two are arranged in'a longitudinal axis of the platebetweenits center and the heel end; The heelend of the plate is notched,as indicated at 12, to facilitate the' assemblage of the other parts, aswill be described more in de The last two mentioned rivets serve aspointers to indicate the location of the notch 12'.

The heel is made of waterproof material and may be of any suitabledesign or size or comprise any suitable number of lifts, shown, however,as comprising two lifts 14 and 15. The rear end of the sole 10 isbeveled or tapered at 10 and likewise-the steel the way around.

or other metal arch support 12 is beveled all At 16 I show a pad of agood quality of important functions. First, it protects the heel of thewearer from injury 'due to the notching of the metal plate or any otherlrregularities which may be occasioned in the construction of the heelportion of theshoe and, secondly, since the insole 17 and the otherprincipal parts are made of either -waterproof cloth or rubbercomposition, the

the pad 16,

heel fastening devices, but for would be more likely to fail to holdproperly. The lift 14 is secured by a series of nails 18 or theirequivalent passing upwardly through the parts above described andclenched into "the insole. The lift 15 in turn is secured in place bymeans of longer nails 19, the center one of which at the front of theheel is driven directly through the notch 12, the operator being guidedfor this purpose by the rearmost two of the rivets 13. I

The heel structure above the heel proper comprises a quarter 20 made intwoparts connectedin a vertical seam at the back. The lower edge of thequarter extends beneath the rear ends of the sole and insole and issecured by the heel fastening devices,

to the operator and insole.

as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A counter 21 or heel stiffener, as shown inFig. 5, 1s employed to give comfort and permanency to the form of theheel. This counter is made preferably of hard rubber or some suitablesimilar material of awaterproof'nature and is held in place between thetwo parts of the quarter and a one piece'waterproof reinforcement strip22, see Fig. 6. The lower end of this strip 22 is slitted longitudinallyso as to provide a proper fit therefor while folding beneath the rearend of the pad 16 This slit is indicated at 23 and the slitted lower endof the strip is engaged by some of the heel fastening devices. The upperend of the strip 22 is secured to the upper end of the back portion ofthe quarter by stitching 2e.

l make the vamp 25 and upper 26 all of one piece of material, preferablyof a waterproof fabric of good quality and having the adaptability ofretaining its shape irrespective of the usage The side portions of thevamp extend fully along the sides of the heel, but are spaced slightlyat the back of the heel, as indicated at 27, so as-to dispense with theextra thickness resulting from the seam 28 connecting these sideportions of the upper along the back. The reinforcing strip 22, as shownin Fig. 3, overlaps the back portions of the vamp and its side edges arestitched thereto, as shown at 29. The front portion 0 the upper is shownas well open and provided with pairs of straps 30 for the connection ofa lacer 31. I provide, however, a peculiar form of tongue 32 stitched orother.- wise secured at 33 at its lower end only to the instep portionof the vamp. The tongue 32 is formed of two parts stitched together at34 along the longitudinal center, the two parts being cut from a stiffquality of waterproof cloth and so designed that when connected alongthe seam 3 the tongue as a whole will conform directly and properly tothe shape of the wearers ankle. The tongue may be of any desired widthso as to accommodate the lacing means to different sizes of ankleswithout discomfort.

I At 35 ll show a strip of ornamental material stitched across theinstep from one side of the shank to the other. I also show a to whichit is subjected mosses heel piece 36 inserted over the clenched heelfasteners to protect the wearers heel.

I claim:

1. ln a bathing shoe, a waterproof out sole, a metal arch support, meansto secure the arch support to the shank portion of the out sole, certainof said securing meansbeing located in the longitudinal center of thearch support, said arch support having a notch formed in thelongitudinal center of the heel end, a heel, an' insole, and fasteningdevices securing the heel to parts above it, one of said fasteningdevices passing through the notch at the rear end of the arch support inlongitudinal alinement with said central arch support fastening means.

2. In a bathing shoe, the combination of an out sole, an insole, both ofwaterproof material, a metal arch support between the two soles at theshank portion thereof, the heel end of the arch support beinglongitudinally notched, a notched end of the arch support and theinsole, a heel comprising a plurality of lifts and fastening devicespassing through'the heel, the sole members and the pad, one of saidfastening devices passing through said notch..

3. In a bathingshoe, the combination of a one piece vamp and upper, thelower free edges of which lie adjacent to but spaced from the verticalcentral line at the rear of the heel, a reinforcing strip extendingvertically over the space .between said" free edges, the edges of thestrip being stitched to the edge portions of the vamp and upper, aquarter oftwo parts secured to the rear portion of the vamp and upper,the two parts of the quarter being connected by a vertical seam backbetween the edges of the vamp and upper, a hard rubber counter betweenthe back portion of the quarter and the reinforcing strip, a heel, thelower end of the reinforcing strip being slitted longitudinally andlying over the heel, and fastening devices passing upwardly through theheel, the bottom of the counter and the said lower end of thereinforcing strip.

' JOEL KIMMEL.

leather pad between they the combination of of the space aforesaid

